Tuesday, October 16th, 2018
Obituaries on October 16th, 2018
Joseph E. Berger, age 80, New Weston, passed away Sunday afternoon, October 14, [More]
Patrick C. Jahnigen, age 66, of Bellefontaine, Ohio passed away at 6:04 A.M. Monday, October 8, 2018 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. [More]
Marilyn A. Winner age 77, of Fort Loramie, Ohio, died at 7:45 AM on Monday, October 15, 2018 at her home. [More]
Ray Litmer, age 59, a resident of Portland, passed away on Sunday, October 14, [More]
Joyce A. Livingston, age 78, of Coldwater, passed away Monday, October 15, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Stories on October 16th, 2018
Celina schools
CELINA - Classified employees for Celina City Schools and the Mercer County Head Start program are getting raises.
Celina City Schools board membe
Decision 2018
MINSTER - Jackson Township and Minster voters are being asked to approve nearly identical tax levies for shared fire/EMS services.
Both levies are 3 mills and are for three years, but they are separate elections. [More]
CELINA - New online payment options will accompany a revamped Mercer County government website when it launches sometime next month, according to county officials.
CELINA - Some locals may find themselves playing host to a few unwanted houseguests as farmers clear their fields and temperatures begin to drop.
D
ST. MARYS - Rumors about wrongdoing by a staff member at St. Marys City Schools spurred an investigation by St. Marys police and by school district officials themselves.
St. Marys man's rape trial set in January
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Common Pleas Judge Frederick Pepple is considering a motion to suppress an interview between police and the defendant in a rape case.
Fort Recovery
FORT RECOVERY - Village council members on Monday hired Choice One Engineering to handle survey work and engineering for the proposed rerouting of State Route 49.
St. Marys
ST. MARYS - City council's finance committee members reviewed a request for just less than $5 million in supplemental appropriations and voted to recommend their approval to council.
Advances to play Shawnee Thursday
CELINA - Emily Keith scored in the first half and Reilly Cox scored a key goal midway through the second half to allow Celina to hold off a determined Defiance team for a 2-1 victory in the opening round of the Division II girls' soccer tournament on Monday night at the soccer stadium.
Roughrider junior records hat trick in win over Van Wert
ST. MARYS - St. Marys' Max Mielke scored a goal to start Monday's Division II sectional opener with Van Wert.
And the junior didn't stop scoring.
Mielke had a big night against the Cougars, racking up a hat trick in a 5-0 victory at Roughrider Field.
Computer Points In Review
It is one week closer to the end of the high school football regular season and one more ticket to the postseason has been punched. Wapakoneta joined [More]
All-WBL Soccer
The Western Buckeye League soccer honors were released on Monday.
And several players from Celina and St. Marys were on the list, which was voted on by league coaches.
Celina senior Maddy Luebke picked up first team All-Western Buckeye League honors in volleyball after averaging 3.6 kills per set and 2.6 digs to go along with a 45 aces.
Trade, disease, growing worker shortage top list
Trade unease, a growing labor shortage and the threat of animal disease are the main areas of concern for the pork industry, according to an industry official.
Hard work, pleasing customers key to success, owner Phyllis Doll says
CELINA - Phyllis Doll has owned Doll Printing for 41 years, originally in partnership with her husband, but the work has included its share of tough times, she said.
Local pictures on October 16th, 2018